Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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May 21, 2014 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

White Paper Provides Insights Into Genpact’s Inventory Optimizer Solution and How it Can Help in Solving Your Inventory Issues

Manufacturing: When it Comes to Reshoring, Detailed Planning and Expectation Setting is Key, Otis Elevators Learns the Hard Way

Supply Chain Trends: Hamish Brewer Out as CEO of JDA Software

Distribution and Material Handling: How Do Users View and Rank Different Distribution-Related Technologies?

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Bi-Annual World Bank Logistics Performance Index Places Germany on Top, US at Number 9 Position

RFID and Auto ID: Perhaps the Internet of Thing Should be a Little Less Chatty

Sourcing and Procurement: Just What Does it Mean to Source Organic Foods, as Walmart Doubles Down with Wild Oats Brand

Transportation: Q1 2014 LTL Carrier Review

Green Supply Chain: Ceres Report Finds Progress Slow in US Sustainability Performance

Research and Insight: A User's Perspective on Distribution Technologies

Last Chance! Cartoon Caption Contest for April 23, 2014

Every other week, we'll post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers. The winning entry will be published the following week. The newest cartoon will be posted on the SCDigest home page every other Monday and in that week's newsletter (usually emailed on Thursdays)

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET
May 21, 2014.

Winner announced in Nov. 11th SCDigest Newsletter
May the funniest man or woman win!
Have an idea for a cartoon? We would love that too, and will give you the credit.

Featured Story: When it Comes to Reshoring, Detailed Planning and Expectation Setting is Key, Otis Elevators Learns the Hard Way

Ballyhood Move Back to US from Mexico Ran into Very Bumpy Road; Need to Ensure the Skilled Labor Needed is Present in New Factory Area

New Voting Changes Certain to Pass (Again), but Court Challenge Likely; Was UAW Afraid of a Second Loss?

Featured Story: Hamish Brewer Out as CEO of JDA Software

Move comes Just Two Weeks after Successful User Conference, as Private Equity Owners Want to Accelerate Pace of Change

Key is to Leverage SCOR Model IP Under APICS Banner, Dan Gilmore Says

Featured Story: How Do Users View and Rank Different Distribution-Related Technologies?

Voice Solutions Viewed Vary Favorably, Survey Results Find, but are Companies Finally Starting to Look at RFID in the DC?

Do You Need a Project Manager, or Real Technical Expertise in Making Project a Success? Not Enough Companies Well Analyze What Skills they Really Need at Each Phase

Featured Story: Bi-Annual World Bank Logistics Performance Index Places Germany on Top, US at Number 9 Position

Euro Countries Dominate the Top 10; Relative Difficulty Processing International Shipments Keeps US from Moving Up Near Top of Rankings

Handling Health Care Costs Looms Large; A $150 Million Cadillac Plan Tax

Featured Story: Perhaps the Internet of Thing Should be a Little Less Chatty

Do We Really Want All that Data Pushed Into the Cloud? Cisco Pushes a Fog Alterative; How Often Should Pallets Really Communicate?

Zebra in the End Hopes to Profit from Internet of Things Strategy

Featured Story: Just What Does it Mean to Source Organic Foods, as Walmart Doubles Down with Wild Oats Brand

Plans to Offer 100 or More Organic SKUs at Same Price as Regular Items; What Do Walmart Buyers Need to Know?

Annual ISM Salary Survey Benchmarks Total Compensation at Different Levels, as Once Again Women are Paid Less than Men

Featured Story: Q1 2014 LTL Carrier Review

Old Dominion Continues to Shine, While Rates Seen Up Just 1-2% but Firming as Q1 Ended

Related Content: Q1 2014 Rail Carrier Review

Weather Hurts Top and Bottom Lines, but Union Pacific Once Again Finds Smooth Tracks; Rail Pricing Power Seems to be Dwindling

Featured Story: Ceres Report Finds Progress Slow in US Sustainability Performance

Analysis Finds Transportation Practices are Well Behind versus Other Areas; Should Sustainability Reports be Audited?

From Fleet Operations to Food Safety and Made in the US and More, Walmart is Busy

Featured Story: A User's Perspective on Distribution Technologies

A New SCDigest Report that Looks at How Distribution Managers View a Variety of DC Technologies, with an Emphasis on the Fast-Growing Voice Area

How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.